patrazana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian partigiano.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.tɾaˈzɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.tɾaˈzɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.tɾaˈzɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.tɾɐˈzɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.tɾɐˈzɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.tɾɐˈza.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: pa‧tra‧za‧na

Noun

patrazana m (plural patrazanas)

1. a soldier of the National Guard
2. a plumb, kind, and ingenuous man
3. an individual, a person